The Cradle
JUL 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump announced on 13 July that he will be reinstating the illegal naval blockade on Iranian ports, while declaring Washington the “guardian of the Hormuz Strait.”
The president additionally claimed the US will now be charging shipping fees in Hormuz.
“The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Monday.
Trump added that “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.”
The president went on to claim that Washington “will be, from this point forward, known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT.’”
“But as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, [we] will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20 percent on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the world,” Trump stressed.
He also claimed Washington’s oversight of the strait shall “begin immediately.”
Earlier on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned Washington’s continued attempts to backtrack on clauses of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Iran.
These clauses encompass the arrangement for joint Iranian-Omani management of the Strait of Hormuz, a plan that Washington’s own delegation had endorsed.
They also include ending Israel’s brutal bombing, occupation, and ethnic cleansing campaign in Lebanon, which continues unabated.
Iran has been holding direct talks with Oman on the future management of Hormuz, but recently condemned the activation of a US-Omani shipping corridor, calling it a violation of the MoU.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday, “Our effort, in consultation with Oman, was to establish a mechanism to ensure the safe passage of ships,” adding that “because of [US] pressure exerted on Oman, this objective was not achieved.”
Trump’s recent social media post comes after a regionwide Iranian response to US strikes carried out against the Islamic Republic overnight.
Iranian forces targeted and struck US military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Oman – which Tehran had previously refrained from striking during the first 40 days of the war that began in February.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated in its retaliation announcement that Iran will block a “rogue and child-killing army from across the world” from ongoing interference in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hours earlier, the US began its massive new wave of strikes across Iran.
US attacks heavily targeted sites across over a dozen provinces in the country, hitting telecommunication infrastructure in Sirik on the southern coast, as well as military sites in other parts of Iran.
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